211 - Toxic Positivity

In this episode I sit down and talk with comedian and comedy writer Ori Halevy. Ori, originally from Israel, is prominent in the large English speaking comedy in Berlin. We had a fun conversation talking about philosophy, comedy, anxiety, and why you need to laugh at life. You ca ...  Show more

Do you think that you have strengths and weaknesses? What if I told you that you don’t? Today I want to talk about how strengths and weaknesses are all a matter of perspective and context."Strive for excellence, not perfection, because we often find excellence in our imperfection ...  Show more

Today on the podcast we are talking about toxic positivity and the problem with always being positive and putting a fluffy, warm, positive spin on things. Often our unrealistic optimism comes from a good place and our desire to be happy all the time but any person knows that isn' ...  Show more

Is it possible to be TOO positive? In this episode, we talk about a concept called "toxic positivity" where looking at the bright side can not always be the most helpful.

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We're urged to stay positive and keep up a cheerful disposition ... but sometimes things are just awful, aren’t they? On All in the Mind this week we look at why we engage in toxic positivity, why it's so damaging when we do and whether something called 'tragic optimism' could be ...  Show more

We live in a culture that worships positivity, where every setback is expected to come with a silver lining and every hardship must be spun into a motivational lesson. But beneath the surface of these constant affirmations lies an exhausting pressure to hide our true feelings. Th ...  Show more